This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Sustainability companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Sustainability industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top San Francisco Sustainability Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Generate Capital
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Generate Capital builds, owns, and operates sustainable infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable resource solutions.
The EVERY Company
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The EVERY Company makes real animal protein without the use of a single animal, starting with chicken-less egg proteins.
Watershed
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Watershed is a software platform for running a world-class climate program. Start reducing your carbon footprint in weeks, not years.
AtoB
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AtoB is a technology company building payments infrastructure for the transportation industry.
NCX
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NCX enables corporations to support landowners and their forests through its forest carbon marketplace.
Carbon Lighthouse
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Delivering easy building decarbonization for commercial real estate owners
Full Harvest
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Full Harvest is the first B2B marketplace for ugly and surplus produce
Better Place Forests
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Better Place Forests provides memorial spreading forests for families who choose cremation.
Spinn
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Spinn makes wifi connected coffee machines that brew coffee using patented centrifugal technology.
EcoCart
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EcoCart is a climate and sustainability-focused eCommerce enablement startup pitching consumers on ways to offset their carbon emissions.
Remoov
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Unlocking the value of the secondary goods market. Reduce waste by increasing reuse.
Copia
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Copia is the next-generation technology platform for food waste management.
Ecomedes
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Ecomedes is a SaaS platform that helps manufacturers, designers, builders, and building owners save time and money.
Epic Cleantec
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Epic Cleantec is a full-service water reuse firm that provides turnkey wastewater treatment and reuse systems for customers.
Geli
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Geli provides software and business solutions to design, automate, and manage energy storage systems.
Rubi Laboratories
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Rubi Laboratories develops technology that turns carbon emissions into carbon-negative textiles.
Plenty
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Plenty is a vertical farming company that brings fresh, pesticide-free produce to customers.
CoInspect
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CoInspect is building SaaS tools to ensure food safety & sustainability from farm to fork.
Dispatch Goods
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Dispatch Goods excludes disposable foodware from food delivery by coordinating into food delivery apps.
GlampingHub
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Glamping is a developer of an online booking platform designed to offer camping and alternative accommodations for travelers.
Turn
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1/3 most innovative companies in reuse – Partners of Nestle, AbInBev, WM & more Returnable is the new reusable.
Melixir
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Melixir is a cult beauty brand rooted in Korean skincare rituals backed by science.
OpenInvest
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OpenInvest is a Public Benefit Corporation and asset manager that uses technology to mainstream customized ethical investing.
SunToWater Technologies
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SunToWater Technologies develops the SunToWater Atmospheric Water Generator that can create pure drinking water in various climates.
Ethically
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Ethically is a product recommendation assistant for the next generation of consumers
HarvestPort
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HarvestPort is an innovation hub and marketplace for agricultural resources.
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Online Marketplace for Sustainable Food / Whole Foods for the 99%
Ecosystem Integrity Fund
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Ecosystem Integrity Fund is a venture capital fund that targets its investments on industries of renewable energy and green chemistry.
99Bridges
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99Bridges is an IT company that provides IoT-based data and connectivity platforms for businesses.
Gently (fka Wearloom)
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The demand layer for secondhand shopping.
DBL Partners
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DBL Partners is an investment venture focused on companies that deliver high venture capital returns and economic benefits.
12 Tides
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Tasty, better-for-you, and ocean-friendly snacks made with kelp from regenerative ocean farms.
REV
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REV provides education and tools that integrates sustainability with behavior and culture change to accelerate business impact.
Sourse
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Sourse is a food tech company that aims to set high standards for efficacy and sustainability in the category.
Manta Solar
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Manta Solar develops and provides solar energy generation systems.
Climate Neutral
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Climate Neutral is a nonprofit company that focuses on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions also provides advice to companies.
BluumBio
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BluumBio provides bio-based technologies that rapidly clean soil, air, and water.
Yarden
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Yarden designs, installs, and maintains vegetable gardens
KASHEW
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Second-hand furniture marketplace. Shopify for consignment stores.
Blue Lake Packaging
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Blue Lake Packaging provides fiber-based sustainable packaging solutions.
Rubbish
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Rubbish is a mobile platform that brings people together to create litter-free, happy and healthy communities.
Northshore
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Northshore is a data center service providers that maximize the profitability of infrastructure by enhancing energy efficiency.
WorkForYourWorld.com
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We guide talent to innovative aerospace companies around the world to help accelerate the future of aerospace.
Just Enough Wines
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Just Enough Wines is a producer of premium, great-tasting canned wines.
Blue Forest Conservation
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Blue Forest Conservation is a financial institution that offers sustainable investment solutions.
Project Waste Not
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Project Waste Not is focused on reducing farm-level food waste, making the food system more efficient, and helping our environment.
Verdafero
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Verdafero offers a range of cloud-based software solutions that enable companies to manage their utility data and analytics.
CPM Associates
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CPM is a construction management and project management company with expertise in aviation, transportation, and infrastructure projects.
New Mindfulness
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New Mindfulness is a futurist foundry that designs, funds, and launches iconic, paradigm-shifting consumer ventures.
Ends+Stems
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Ends+Stems provides meal plans to reduce food waste in the household.
AR Green Consulting
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AR Green Consulting is a sustainability consulting firm that specializes in green building design and construction.
The Gardenista
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The Gardenista creates plantscapes for homes and businesses.
EDesignC
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EDesignC provides engineering solutions for the built environment.
CleanTechies
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CleanTechies is an online platform that enables businesses concerned with sustainable and green initiatives share information.
Thinkshift
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Thinkshift is a boutique marketing communications agency focused on sustainability and cleantech sectors.
ZYLCH
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An eco-friendly brand that creates good for the planet (and you) products, on a zero-waste mission
SOKTI Group
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SOKTI Group specializes in “sustainability, supply chain, business support, supply plant based and insect based protein”.
Gaia Human Capital Consultants
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Retained Executive Search Consultants – Cleantech and Sustainability Industry
Architectural Development
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Architectural Development offers architectural design, project management, budget review, project analysis, and consulting services.
iLetYou
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iLetYou is a rental search engine that enables its users to search for stores and products in their local area.
MealBox
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MealBox invites its app users to rescue food for collection from participating restaurants, cafés and stores, for massively reduced prices.
Global Cleantech Impact Expo
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Global Cleantech Impact Expo specializes in cleantech innovation to combat climate change.
PopPack
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PopPack expertise in consumer experience, ergonomic and smart packaging, reducing packaging waste, sustainability, and reducing food waste.
BrazilInnovators
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BrazilInnovators develops innovations through programs and events that generate empowerment, connection, and development of new solutions.
Vrenergy
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Sustainably harvesting energy from earth and infrastructure vibrations and movements.
Sonders World
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Sonders World is a travel company that specializes in the tourism industry promotes social and economic sustainability.
DomoGeo
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Modular live and work spaces using green construction technologies.
Pacific Forest Trust
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Pacific Forest Trust is a charitable organization that ensures the safety, sustainability, and conservation of forests.
GreenStar Hub
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GreenStar Hub is a green B2B marketplace and technology provider company for the sustainability sector.
Carrotmob
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Carrotmob is a crowdfunding platform that operates campaigns to generate revenue for small business endeavors.
Ewins & Winby
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Ewins & Winby provides change management, leadership coaching, and organizational development services.
Multiplier
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Multiplier is a non-profit organization that focuses on sustainable development, climate change, and environmental degradation aspects.
